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Maine House of Representatives passes same-sex marriage bill

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

[JURIST] The Maine House of Representatives voted 89-57 Tuesday in favor of a bill that would allow same-sex marriage in the state. The vote follows last week's approval by the Maine Senate. The proposed legislation now faces one more vote before the Senate and the House before it goes before Governor John Baldacci, who has yet to take a public position on the issue. Last week, the New Hampshire Senate voted 13-11 to approve a bill permitting same-sex marriage. The New Hampshire House of Representatives approved the bill in March by a vote of 186-179. The two differing versions of the bill must now be reconciled. Last month, Vermont became the fourth state to legalize same-sex marriage and the first to do so through a vote of the legislature, joining Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Iowa.

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on May 05, 2009 (boomark / email).